The President of the Unified Collaboration of Systems, along with hundreds of civilians, had been ruthlessly murdered. There was little need to speculate who had done it--for the instigator was quick to take full credit for the act:
The renegade Sector Command Admiral, Maros Krador.
While Sector Command forces search in vain for the traitor, Krador begins to amass a fleet of warships from a secret base, setting himself on a course that is sure to leave a wake of destruction throughout the entire Beta Sector.
The last team of elite covert agents sent in to eliminate Krador was never seen again, yet the Unified Council and the secretive Office of Special Investigations knew what needed to be done. They would need to try again...and there was only one agent they could trust to get the job done.
Unfortunately, Angelika Jordan wanted nothing to do with it.
In a heart-pounding, world-hopping race against time, Angelika must use all of her training and cunning to stop Krador and his forces before the traitors mighty fleet moves on to their next target.
Set several years prior to the events of the Kestrel Saga, Origins: Traitor Winds is a stand-alone novel that chronicles an adventure taking place during the Great Galactic War between the Unified Collaboration of Systems and the Kafaran Alliance in the mid-24th century.
Born and raised in Southern California, Stephen A. Fender joined the Navy at the age of 18. During his last deployment in 1999, he decided to take up the keyboard and write his first story.
Since that time, he's produced seven novels, the first of which was published in June of 2013.
Stephen Fender's work "Traitor Winds" is a delightfully entertaining and engaging read. Set in a beautifully imagined alternate reality, "Traitor Winds" is full of memorable characters and exciting action sequences - not to mention a healthy dose of intrigue. Fender's skills are best displayed in his characterization - you can't help but become invested in the characters, as more and more insight into their rich mental and emotional lives are shown. I'd recommend this novel to anyone who is searching for a fun, fascinating, and meaningful escape into another reality.